'Lovely' Liverpool star proves why Richard Hughes doesn't need to sign £69m ace

However, recent rumours have emerged which have linked Anthony Gordon with an Anfield move.

Newcastle would be willing to listen to offers worth around £69 million for the Englishman with Liverpool having a long-standing interest in the 25-year-old.

And, as much as Liverpool may need a replacement for Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah, it feels like a new big-money signing could get in the way of Ngumoha's development if they're not careful.

Rio Ngumoha's outing vs Chelsea in numbers

One of the main reasons behind Ngumoha's lack of involvement this season is his age.

Even though he may be one of the Reds' best-performing attackers at the moment, Liverpool seemingly don't want to push him too far while he's still so young.

However, as per Sofascore, that policy may need to change, especially after what he did against Chelsea.

Throughout the clash, he was Liverpool's most dangerous players with his blistering pace allowing him to get past Malo Gusto on more than one occasion.

During his 65 minutes on the pitch, he managed to maintain a pass accuracy of 92 per cent and even provided an assist to Ryan Gravenberch for the opening goal.

He successfully completed 80 per cent of his dribbles (4) and only lost possession of the ball six times.

Defensively, he was also fairly solid as he recovered the ball on five separate occasions and won 66 per cent of the ground duels he attempted.

These statistics, coupled with the boos that Slot received when Ngumoha was taken off the pitch prove how good he actually was.

And, even though Liverpool may not want to put their youngster in their starting XI each week, they may have to go against their transfer plans and do it, especially if he keeps performing to this level.